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| U.S. author sues filmmaker Tyler Perry over plot of 2012 film Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 07:39 PM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - An American author sued the prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry in a federal court on Tuesday, accusing him of lifting the plot of his 2012 movie, "Good Deeds," from her book. Terri Donald, who also writes under the pseudonym TLO Red'ness, says Perry based the film on her 2007 book, "Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit." The lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia, says Donald sent a copy of her book to Perry's company before production on the movie began. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Men" TV star says no disrespect intended in "filth" claim Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 07:01 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Two and a Half Men" teen actor Angus T. Jones, who caused a media furor by calling his own show "filth," apologized on Tuesday for disrespecting the creator, cast and crew of the raunchy TV comedy. But Jones, 19, whose distaste for the show was prompted by a his new-found Christian beliefs, did not retract his YouTube appeal to fans to stop watching the show, nor his own claims of discomfort at being part of one of the top-rated comedies on U.S. television. ... Full Story | Top |
| Majority of Britons want press watchdog backed by law: poll Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 06:47 PM PST LONDON (Reuters) - More than two-thirds of Britons are in favor of an independent press regulator established by law, according to an opinion poll published in the Guardian newspaper on Wednesday, a day before a judge is expected to issue a report on problems in the industry. The poll found that 79 percent of Britons surveyed want the government to introduce legislation to create an independent press regulator. Only 9 percent oppose tough measures regulating the press. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rihanna's "Unapologetic" tops Billboard album chart Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 05:41 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Rihanna shot straight to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Tuesday with her seventh record "Unapologetic," scoring her first No. 1 album despite mixed reviews. "Unapologetic," which topped iTunes charts in 43 countries just hours after its release on November19, sold 238,000 copies according to Billboard, scoring the 24-year-old singer from Barbados her best opening sales week to date. The album's lead single "Diamonds" landed at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart last week, giving Rihanna her 12th No. ... Full Story | Top |
| CNN to tap ex-NBC boss Zucker for turnaround: source Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 05:19 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jeff Zucker, a former head of NBCUniversal and the producer of Katie Couric's talk show, will be named president of Time Warner Inc's ratings-starved CNN cable news channel, a source close to the situation said on Tuesday. Zucker will succeed departing CNN Worldwide President Jim Walton, who said in July he was leaving the once-dominant news network after nine years in the job and a recent ratings slump. The appointment of Zucker as the new president of CNN Worldwide will be announced by the end of next week, the source said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hobbit faithful occupy New Zealand city ahead of premiere Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 04:23 PM PST  WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's capital city was taken over by pointy-eared, costumed Hobbit fans on Wednesday, many of whom camped overnight to grab the best spots for the red carpet world premiere of the film later in the day. Wellington, where director Peter Jackson and much of the post production is based, has renamed itself "the Middle of Middle Earth", and fans with prominent Hobbit ears, medieval style costumes, grey beards, wigs, and wizard hats claimed spaces along the 500 meter (550 yards) red carpet. ... Full Story | Top |
| Former presidential nominee Dole in hospital: media reports Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 03:55 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole has been admitted to Washington's Walter Reed Army medical center for what an aide called a "routine procedure," media reports said on Tuesday. Dole, 89, "self-checked into the hospital for a routine procedure and will be discharged tomorrow," an aide told NBC News. "He's doing very well." According to Politico, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, said on the Senate floor on Tuesday that Dole was hospitalized "because he is infirm. He is sick." Reid's comments came during debate on the U.N. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Silver Linings," "Moonrise Kingdom" top Spirit nominations Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 03:48 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Quirky comedies "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Moonrise Kingdom" led nominations on Tuesday for the 2013 Spirit Awards, one of the largest celebrations of independent films. The two movies notched up five nominations apiece, including best feature film and director, just ahead of the mystical "Beasts of the Southern Wild," gay drama "Keep the Lights On," and dark drama "Middle of Nowhere" with four each, organizers announced. ... Full Story | Top |
| Viacom names new finance chief Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 01:08 PM PST (Reuters) - Viacom Inc said it appointed corporate development executive Wade Davis to become the media company's new chief financial officer, replacing Jimmy Barge in the position. Davis, 40, joined the company which owns cable TV networks and the Paramount movie studio in 2005 to work on mergers and acquisitions. He later did strategic planning and corporate development work. The appointment is effective immediately. Barge, 57, will leave the company to pursue other opportunities after a transition period. He had been in the CFO role since October 2010 and with Viacom since 2008. ... Full Story | Top |
| Daughter of Anna Nicole Smith, six, models for Guess Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 12:17 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The six-year-old daughter of dead Playboy model and reality television star Anna Nicole Smith has stepped in front of the camera like her mother to model for U.S. clothing brand Guess, the company said on Monday. Photos of Dannielynn Birkhead, who was five-months-old when her mother died in 2007, were released as part of a campaign for the brand's kids line. Smith - best known for marrying oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall when he was 89 and she was 26 - famously modeled for Guess in 1992-93 shortly after appearing on the cover of Playboy magazine. ... Full Story | Top |
| Simon & Schuster launches self-publishing division Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 12:09 PM PST (Reuters) - Simon & Schuster launched a self-publishing division for writers on Tuesday, tapping into the growing market that has produced a handful of best-sellers outside of traditional publishing. Simon & Schuster's new Archway Publishing division will let writers self-publish printed books and e-books for a fee. In return, the publisher will arrange for distribution and marketing and give the author a portion of sales. ... Full Story | Top |
| Piano from "Casablanca" could sell for $1 million at NY auction Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 11:55 AM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The piano from the Oscar-winning film "Casablanca" could fetch more than $1 million when it is sold at auction in New York next month on the 70th anniversary of the premiere of the classic movie, Sotheby's said on Tuesday. The 58-key piano, on which actor and singer Dooley Wilson performed "As Time Goes By," has a pre-sale estimate of $800,000 to $1.2 million for the December 14 auction. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ex-Elmo puppeteer faces new sex-with-minor allegation Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 11:09 AM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The puppeteer formerly behind the "Sesame Street" character Elmo faces a new accusation of having sex with an underage boy, a week after a similar allegation prompted him to resign from the iconic public television children's program. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, a man identified only as John alleges Kevin Clash engaged in oral sex and other sex acts with him when John was 16 years old. The suit seeks at least $75,000 in damages. ... Full Story | Top |
| Turkish PM fumes over steamy Ottoman soap opera Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 10:04 AM PST  ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A hit TV show about the Ottoman Empire's longest-reigning Sultan has raised a political storm in Turkey, with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan urging legal action over historical inaccuracies and the opposition accusing him of artistic tyranny. Erdogan tore into the weekly soap opera "Magnificent Century", which attracts an audience of up to 150 million people in Turkey as well as parts of the Balkans and Middle East, in response to criticism of his government's foreign policy. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kim Kardashian tops list of Bing searches Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 09:46 AM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kim Kardashian topped the 2012 list of the most-searched person on Bing, the Web search engine said on Tuesday, with Canadian teen pop star Justin Bieber coming in second. Kardashian, the reality television personality from "Keeping Up With The Kardashians," grabbed the No. 1 spot back from Bieber after she topped Bing's annual list in 2010 and Bieber came in first last year. ... Full Story | Top |
| Head of Pearson's FT group to stand down Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 08:35 AM PST  LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the Financial Times Group is to stand down almost two months after losing out in the race for the top job at Pearson, the pink-paged newspaper's owner. Rona Fairhead's departure - her handover period runs to April - was the latest in a raft of changes at the once stable British media and education group in recent months which have fuelled speculation the FT may be sold. ... Full Story | Top |
| New Zealand becomes Middle Earth as Hobbit mania takes hold Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 07:49 AM PST  WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's capital city was rushing to complete its transformation into a haven for hairy feet and pointed ears on Tuesday as stars jetted in for the long-awaited world premiere of the first movie of the Hobbit trilogy. Wellington, where director Peter Jackson and much of the post production is based, has renamed itself "the Middle of Middle Earth", as fans held costume parties and city workers prepared to lay 500 m (550 yards) of red carpet. A specially Hobbit-decorated Air New Zealand jet brought in cast, crew and studio officials for the premiere. ... Full Story | Top |
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